The Latest Breaking News from Winter Olympics

Winter Olympics medal table: Current standings as Team GB surge and USA trail Norway

Follow the medal count at the 2026 Winter Games in Italy as the hosts and Norway battle for supremacy

The Independent UK · Feb 9

Winter Olympics: Why tourists were turned away from Da Vinci’s Last Supper

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The Independent UK · Feb 9

Winter Olympics live: Sweden’s Wrana siblings star to take down USA and win mixed curling gold

Sweden’s brother-and-sister pair Rasmus and Isabella Wrana battled from behind to beat the USA in the mixed doubles gold medal match

The Independent UK · Feb 9

Mia Brookes overcomes nerve-wracking start to qualify for Winter Olympics Big Air final

19-year-old Mia Brookes is among Team GB’s best hopes of gold in Milano-Cortina but needed a flawless second run to secure her spot in the final 12

The Independent UK · Feb 8

Bruce Mouat and Jen Dodds give themselves crucial advantage in curling play-offs at 2026 Winter Olympics

The British pair hold the all-important hammer going into the final stages at Milan-Cortina

The Independent UK · Feb 8

Before Vonn's crash, Iranian coach called the American her 'superhero' — and hoped to get her pin

Athletes at the Winter Olympics in Italy are proudly wearing pins from other teams, and some are showing them off on social media

The Independent UK · Feb 8

USA’s Breezy Johnson wins Olympic women’s downhill as Lindsey Vonn crashes out

The 30-year-old won her first Olympic medal on a mixed day for the US team

The Independent UK · Feb 8

Lindsey Vonn undergoes surgery on leg fracture after horror crash in Winter Olympics downhill

Vonn ruptured her ACL nine days before the event but decided to still compete in Cortina d’Ampezzo, with the race won by her teammate, reigning world champion Breezy Johnson

The Independent UK · Feb 8

Winter Olympics live: Ski legend Lindsey Vonn undergoes surgery on leg fracture after horror downhill crash

Vonn ruptured her ACL nine days before the event but decided to still compete, with the race won by her teammate, reigning world champion Breezy Johnson

The Independent UK · Feb 8

Lindsey Vonn is superhuman and her Winter Olympics act of bravery reveals her defining trait

After two World Cup wins and seven podiums this season, Lindsey Vonn was among the favourites for downhill Olympic gold. Despite having a fully ruptured ACL in one knee, it is her toughness and mental strength that mean she remains in the running

The Independent UK · Feb 8